Google+ Beat: PR flacks for FB love to diss G+. Meanwhile G+ continues along as both Social Network AND (see article) something much subtler. We use video hangouts for our Agency... can't do that on FB. And for every conference I attend, I do a circle for speakers... about 20% are highly active with weekly posts on G+.

Evan Brody: The press loves headlines about one company crushing another, or upsetting the status quo. They're "link bait" because they draw viewers and clicks. It's just that the real world rarely is so simple that one company can quickly knockout another, especially if both of them have millions of loyal fans.

Evan Brody: I think the article has a good point. Google+ might be similar to a company sponsoring a public square where people can congregate, not to charge them admission or sell them goods directly, but to have a chance to observe trends, build goodwill and become an indispensible part of their lives. Ultimately, that might still lead to sales (indirectly), but short-term it is more of an investment in the future.﻿

Jonathan Cohn: "It’s possible to draw from the auto industry rescue a pretty good lesson about the real differences between Obama and Romney. Obama understands that the market doesn’t always work on its own—that sometimes government must intervene in order to protect Americans from economic harm. Romney doesn’t. Obama is also willing to act in the face of political peril. Romney isn’t. Those differences should matter to all Americans, not just those of us who live in Michigan and Ohio."